Overview

• Pakistan Railways canceled the Peshawar-bound Jafar Express after an explosion damaged tracks near Dasht, where six coaches had derailed earlier; officials said tickets will be refunded.
• Polling is underway for 28 local seats across 14 Sindh districts, with the provincial election commission reporting on-time starts, tight security and a monitoring control room in place.
• Lahore High Court granted bail to accused Shahid Nadeem in the Dr. Shahid Sadiq murder case against surety of 500,000 rupees, according to Justice Amjad Rafiq’s written order.
• Police opened a murder FIR in Muzaffargarh over an alleged custodial beating death, pending post-mortem findings, while Karachi police arrested eight people and seized five firearms in a call-centre unlawful-confinement case involving a female employee.
• Levies reported three people killed and two injured in a clash between groups in Dargai, Malakand, with an investigation underway.